Slap Happy (PPG 1217-7)
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Slap Happy (PPG 1217-7) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Slap Happy
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Slap Happy by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Slap Happy, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Center Stage | SW 6920 | 48 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Flower Power | 398 | 55 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Grape Green | 400B-5 | 57.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Parsley Sprig | 6008-8B | 52 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Slap Happy (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Slap Happy
Darker than Slap Happy
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1217-7 |
| Hex | #C9CC4A |
| RGB | 201, 204, 74 |
| HSL | 61°, 56%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, -17.2, 62.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Slap Happy (PPG 1217-7), published as #C9CC4A
#BAC24B
#D8D646
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Slap Happy (PPG 1217-7)?
- Slap Happy has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Slap Happy is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Slap Happy in another brand?
- Flower Power (BM 398) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Slap Happy warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Slap Happy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 62.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.